Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia Syndromes

Alik Saidov, M.D.
Resident Physician
Henry Kroll, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship

Department of Anesthesiology
Wayne State School of Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Introduction - TOP

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a regional pain syndrome originating from soft tissue with manifestation of sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrP).1-3  MTrP is best defined as a hyperirritable spot in the skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut band. The spot is painful on compression and can give rise to a characteristic referred pain and tenderness pattern (Figures 1, 2).2,4

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